torose
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to·rose
(tôr′ōs′)adj.
Cylindrical with alternate swellings and contractions: torose pod.
[Latin torōsus, from torus, knot, bulge.]
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torose
(ˈtɔːrəʊz; tɔːˈrəʊz) ortorous
adj
(Biology) biology (of a cylindrical part) having irregular swellings; knotted
[C18: from Latin torōsus muscular, from torus a swelling]
torosity n
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